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#F4DDDD

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F4DDDD

#F4DDDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 8.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDF4F4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4DDDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green221
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F4DDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DDDD.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4DDDD.
16.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DDDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DDDD?

#F4DDDD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DDDD?

Use black text. Black on #F4DDDD has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DDDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDF4F4, and analogous partners are #F4DDE9 and #F4E9DD.